Absent Students

If your child is absent from school for any reason, please ring our absences answer phone before 9:00am. Phone 354 7212 or free phone from your mobile 0800 800 605.

The Board of Trustees meet once a month, generally on the third Thursday at 7:00pm in the staffroom. You are welcome to come and attend any meeting.

Every term your child's books come home for the weekend for Book Look. This is a chance for you to see the work and progress your child is making in their work. You can also take the opportunity to comment on the work.

We hold Parent/Teacher/Student conferences twice a year. Watch the newsletter for dates. You are welcome to still come and speak with any teacher outside of these times.

We want you to feel welcome at our school. Please keep in touch with what is happening in the classroom and get to know your child’s teacher. Informal visits are welcome. Please feel free to see the Principal or one of our Deputy Principals at any time. We have an Open Door Policy.

For longer interviews, it would help if you used the following procedures:

If you want an interview with your child’s teacher, please arrange a time.

General enquires can be made through the school office.

If you need to withdraw your child for the dentist, doctor etc. or if you know of a prolonged absence, please inform the office and sign them out accordingly.

If you have a cause for complaint, or you feel you are uncertain about something, please approach your child’s teacher first.

You are also welcome to discuss any matters with one of the Deputy Principals or the Principal.

While schools in New Zealand are funding to provide a "free education" this funding is only designed to cover the core delivery. There are additional costs that you will need to cover throughout the year. We do appreciate that many families struggle with finances so we try to keep costs down to an absolute minimum. We are more than happy to have the costs paid off over any length of time, let us know if you need to. 

We have a dental clinic on site that caters for our students and preschoolers. If you need to make an appointment phone 357 9868.

The following clothing and accessories will not be permitted at Roslyn School:

Long/dangly earrings

Any facial piercing

Inappropriate slogans on clothing

Inappropriate trousers—exposing underwear etc.

Inappropriate skirt lengths (too short for modesty, too long for safety)

Crop tops exposing skin

Make up

There will be no wearing of bandannas or beanies or hoodies up

Sun hats must be worn outdoors in Term 1 and after Labour Weekend in Term 4.

We promote healthy eating at Roslyn. Please give your children healthy food for morning tea and lunch. We do not permit sugary drinks or lollies at school.

We have lunch orders that carry the heart foundation tick, available every Monday to Thursday and a sausage sizzle on Friday each week.

Over the summer terms (Terms 1 and 4) we operate a No-hat-no-play policy. If your child doesn't have a hat, we can provide a school hat for use at school.

Please come and check through our lost property on a regular basis, you could be surprised at what your child has lost! Lost property is kept in the box between Rooms 13 and 20.

If your child requires medication at school, come in and see the office. You will need to sign a form allowing us to give the required dose. For antibiotics required three times daily we do suggest doses before school, after school and at bedtime, which eliminates the need for doses at school.

We have a weekly newsletter that comes out every Wednesday to the eldest child in the family. The newsletter contains some important news and dates to be aware of. If you do not get the newsletter, come in and we can give you an extra copy.

For non-custodial parents, if you would like a copy of the newsletter send us a pile of stamped, self-addressed envelopes and we'll send you one each week.

8.55am - School starts

10.00am - Healthy snack time/Brain break

11.00am - Morning tea (classes eating from 10.50am)

11.20am - Classes resume

1.10pm - Lunch time (classes eating from 1.00pm)

2.00pm - Classes resume

3.00pm - School ends

If your child arrives late to school they need to come to the office to have their name signed off the absent list.

If you need to pick your child up early, please sign them out at the office.

Having correct stationery is important to support the learning of our students. Stationery lists for each team are available. Packs and individual items are available from the office for competitive pricing. All exercise books need to be covered.